Amazon(AMZN) stock is surging -- up about 7% premarket -- after the company reported a big jump in quarterly sales. Despite the higher revenue, the online retail giant ultimately lost money over the first three months of the year.

2. Make some noise for the Nasdaq!: The Nasdaq seems set to continue pushing into record territory Friday -- supported by Amazon, Google and Microsoft.

The tech-heavy index finished Thursday at an all-time closing high, surpassing the record set on March 10, 2000. And it's also getting closer to its intraday record level of 5,132.52 set that same day.